Refrigerator.



PATENTED JUNE 25, 1907.

R. B. MILLER.

REFRIGERATOR.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 20, 1906.

INVEN'I'DR WITNESSES:

, clear, and exact description of the invention,

used to raise the lids.

- lever 7 is pivotally connected 2. short link 8,

citizen of the United States, residing at Pit- -and useful Improvements in Refrigerators;

' ROSELLA E. MILLER, or PITCAIRN, PENNSYLVANIA.

REFRIGERATOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 25,1907.

Application filed June 20,1906. Serial N'o. 322.503.

To all whom it may concern: 1

Be it known that I, ROSELLA E. MILLER, a

cairn, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and I do declare the following to be a full,

such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and u'se the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which forma part of this specification.

My invention relates to a new and useful improvement in refrigerators being so arranged and adapted that it may be utilized asa store counter having a plurality of'compartments each one being contiguous to an ice storage chamber.

A further advantage contained in my invention is the novel means for raising and holding suspended the lid of each compartment,which will befully described hereinafter.

In the accompanying drawin forming part of this specification, I have s own several detail views of my invention: Figure 1 being a longitudinal section of my improved counter refrigerator. Fig. 2 is a cross section on line 2 2 of Fig. 1., Fig. 3 is a detailed view of-the operating levers Throughout the drawing the numeral 1 indicates the body portion, or frame work, constituting the refrigerator, which is construct-. ed in the well known manner common to devices of this character. The interior of the refrigerator is divided into a plurality of independent provision compartments 2-2, each one communicating by means of air passages 3 With an ice storage chamber 4.

Operatively seated in housings 5 beneath the floor of eachcompartment 2 arerocker shafts 6 to which are ri 'dly attached the levers 7 which operate th rou lathe floor and between the lining and 'Wal s of each rovision compartment. To the free end 0 each thelatter having a slot 8 cut in one' end thereof to receive an adjustingnieans. Coupled to the slotted end of each link 8 is another link 9, which is in turn pivotall connected with .a knuckle 10 secured to t e under side of each lid 11. On the outer end of the rocker shaft 6 is arranged a tread 12 which is adapted to engage 1n a ratchet 13 secured to the side of the frame work 1, and serves as a locking means to hold the lid 11 in sus ended position.

p n the use of my invention I desire particularly to utilize the device as a store counter and refrigerator it being understood that anynumber of compartments may be combined in the construction shown in the drawing. The adjustable lid serves as the top of the counter'and when it'is desired to place anything in the air cooled compartments, or remove articles therefrom, the operator simply presses withthe foot on the edal 12, which in its normal position is as s own by dotted lines in Fig. 2 of the drawing. When pressure is brought to bear on said pedal 12 the rocker shaft revolves in the bearings 5, thereby drawin upward the levers 77, exerting an upward pushing movement of the links 9-9 which in turn raises the lid 11 to any desirable angle; where it will be held in suspended position by locking the pedal 12 in the ratc et 13.

I By means of the slot 8 formed in the link 8 an adjusting feature is provided between said link and longer link 9, which 'will afford a means for lengthenin upward thrust and there y govern the angle at which the lid 11 is to be raised.

In lowering the lid to its normal seat the contact between the-pedal and ratchet is released and the lid allowed to slowly descend.

Cold air from the ice storage compartment 4-,will be admitted into the provision chambers 2 through the openings 3.

Having thus fully shown and described my or shortening the invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

In combination with a receptacle having a bin ed cover and a double bottom, a rocker sha t mounted in the double bottom and extending tothe'exterior of the casing, levers fixed to the shaft and extendin through perforations in the bottom, links llin ed to the levers, and additional links adj-ustably pivoted to the first named links and the cover of the receptacle, a pedal fixed to the shaft on the portion exterior of the receptacle, a ratchet on the exterior of the receptacle and a lug on the lever to: enga e the ratchet.

In testimony whereof, I alfix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

ROSELLA E. MILLER. Witnesses:

BEATRICE FITZGERALD, I J. P. APPLEMAN. 

